I recently got my hands on the Analogue Pocket, after two years of missing every hardware allocation the company released. In the end, I was fortunate that I had a pal on social media was looking to offload theirs, because I sincerely doubt Analogue will have enough stock to meet…
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HyperX is generally well regarded in the gaming peripherals space, whether you’re talking its Cirrus Buds Pro or its HyperX Clutch Wireless Controller or… well, nearly every single type of gaming peripheral paraphernalia you could care to think of. Except maybe one. While competitors like Razer and others have delved into…
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Some free advice for headset manufacturers: If it’s going to cost an extra $20 to add Bluetooth to a device (I’m just guessing at a price there… for all I know it’s cheaper), and it’ll cost an extra $10 to have a 3.5mm headphone jack… then add those costs. It…
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Corsair has updated its flagship K70 keyboard yet again with the K70 Max RGB. It is, of course, primarily designed for gaming and include features that are going to make you better at your action game of choice. However, it also offers quite a nice typing experience, and on that…
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HyperX sound equipment is consistently high-quality, though I find the marketing aggravating. Why pitch so heavily to gamers when, at the very best of times, a gamer’s understanding of aesthetics and quality are skewed towards the cheapest edges of dystopian cyberpunk? I mean, Elon Musk would be a gamer if…
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I guess I like PC gaming now. For context, I’ve never actively disliked PC games, of course. It’s just that I spend so much time working on PCs that I struggle to enjoy them as gaming devices. Perhaps it’s a mild form of OCD, but I compartalize my devices. If…
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Now that there are devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally freely on the market, the appeal of buying a dedicated emulation console has dropped a little. Why buy one of those when you can just use the more powerful handheld PC, emulate more games and then also play…
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There’s absolutely no shortage of affordably-priced gaming headsets on the market. For not that much money, you can pick up a wired set with some kind of flexible microphone, a braided cord and an aggressive-looking logo on the earcups. Which is all well and great, but I have a very…
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The high-end gaming handheld market is really heating up. The Steam Deck kicked the fad off, but it has since been joined by the likes of the Ayaneo series, the Anbernic W600 and, now, the Asus ROG Ally. Despite its ridiculous name, after getting hands-on time with the Ally, I…
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Now that we’ve got devices like the Steam Deck and the Ayaneo line, the cheap portable emulation consoles from Anbernic, Retroid and the like face some challenges. Yes, those other devices are more expensive, but they’re also vastly more powerful. Are people still inclined to want devices that cap out…
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